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dazzler
17th January 2018, 05:58 AM
OK JLR supplied and fitted a new roof to my old Fender without much hassle, even painted it a different colour on my request. I also scored a bunch of door hinges and bolts etc which was handy.


Now with my new pop top I have the same alpine window bubbling and some other places also. Anyone secured warranty support on modified poptop roofs from JLR??


Note poptop owners: I suspect the pinchweld seals used by Mulgo has steel strip in them which will rust and corrode the aluminium it is attached to.


Advise Needed:


I want to (chemically strip the roof > sandblast) to bare metal (quote $800) chemically treat it and have it repainted (Quote $1000). Any one done it? see any issues with this thought process?


Also looking for aluminium pinchweld that will work the mulgo setup


Regards
pd

weeds
17th January 2018, 06:02 AM
Have you contacted Daniel......pretty sure all roofs are re-sprayed during the conversion

dazzler
17th January 2018, 06:39 AM
Have you contacted Daniel......pretty sure all roofs are re-sprayed during the conversion


I am going to see him when he gets back. Also the roof is part painted from join backwards, I say this because the rear half has two pack paint and the front is just solid white I think.

Now I was also wondering about JLR warranty regarding the usual alpine window bubbling etc due to inadequate priming of steel brackets close to the alpine windows, similar to what I had with my old truck. Will they entertain me if I approach them for warranty claim? Anyone done it?

Tombie
17th January 2018, 06:53 AM
I seriously doubt they will warranty anything to do with the roof with those modifications.

You could only ask...

dazzler
17th January 2018, 11:48 AM
Same here, but I want to rectify this before it gets any worse warranty or no warranty.

weeds
17th January 2018, 12:36 PM
I’ve have met the team that does the painting for Daniel and they seem very professional and if they painted the whole roof including around the safari windows than I recon they would want to known.